Silver Springs, NV water hardness

Tap water hardness
48mg/L
2.8gpg
Soft

Calculated from the utility's calcium and magnesium results · June 2022

NV typical
232 mg/L
Data
Calculated from utility data

Tap water in Silver Springs has about 48 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.8 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. TapWaterData worked it out from the calcium and magnesium levels the local utility reports (June 2022).

Silver Springs on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NV typical 232Incline Village: 10 mg/LIncline Village 10Indian Hills: 87 mg/LIndian Hills 87Sparks: 102 mg/LSparks 102Spanish Springs: 102 mg/LSpanish Springs 102Sun Valley: 102 mg/LSun Valley 102Reno: 102 mg/LReno 102Carson City: 120 mg/LCarson City 120Gardnerville: 174 mg/LGardnerville 174Fernley: 210 mg/LFernley 210Dayton: 234 mg/LDayton 234Silver Springs 48mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NV 232Sparks: 102 mg/LSparks 102Spanish Springs: 102 mg/LSpanish Sp. 102Sun Valley: 102 mg/LSun Valley 102Carson City: 120 mg/LCarson City 120Fernley: 210 mg/LFernley 210Dayton: 234 mg/LDayton 23448 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Silver Springs sits 184 mg/L below the typical Nevada figure of 232. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 10 mg/L in Incline Village to 234 in Dayton.

What 48 mg/L means at home

Soap and shampoo lather with very little product. Kettles and showerheads stay mostly free of white crust.

Some people notice that soap feels slow to rinse off in soft water. That slippery feel is normal and harmless.

Hardness is not a health problem, and EPA sets no limit for it. It is a matter of scale and soap.

What to do about it

Nothing, as far as hardness goes. At 48 mg/L a softener would have almost nothing to remove.

Carbon filter

If the water tastes of chlorine, a pitcher or faucet carbon filter takes care of that. It does not change hardness.

EPA record for Silver Springs's water system

We could not match Silver Springs to a community water system in EPA's records. Your water bill or the yearly Consumer Confidence Report names the system and its ID.

Questions

Is Silver Springs water hard?

No. It measures about 48 mg/L (2.8 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Silver Springs in grains per gallon?

About 2.8 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 48 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.8.

Nearby cities

All 19 cities in Nevada

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (calculated from utility data, June 8, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.